Once you have a nice web data API like this we can very easily create data-driven applications and visualizations. As a simple demonstration, there’s the CKAN Data Explorer (example with IMF data - see below).

Where Can I Find a CKAN instance to Upload to?

If you’re looking for a CKAN site to upload your Data Packages to we recommend
the DataHub which is community-run and free. To upload to the DataHub
you’ll want to.

Configure the DataHub CKAN instance in your .dpmrc

[ckan.datahub]
url = http://datahub.io/
apikey = your-api-key

Upload your Data Package

dpm ckan datahub --owner_org=your-organization

You have to set the owner organization as all datasts on the DataHub need an
owner organization.

Now the data has a nice web Data API you can easily build data-driven apps or
visualizations. For example, the CKAN Explorer is a simple JS +
HTML app which allows you to explore CKAN DataStore data. Here’s the app
pre-loaded with the DataStore indicator data